Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.66/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$145.66

232 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	145.87	873	226
Medium and Large 2-3	562	137.50	773	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale232 hd

145.66

—

TN average9 barns · 1,685 hd

148.26

−2.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	122.67/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	163.75/cwt	163.50–164.50	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	158.23/cwt	153.00–162.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	167.89/cwt	167.50–168.00	890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,000	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	163.71/cwt	163.00–166.00	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.83/cwt	149.00–157.00	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	135.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	873	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	174.50/cwt	167.00–182.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	157.10/cwt	154.50–159.50	895	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	169.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	768	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	144.74/cwt	138.00–145.00	925	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	914	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	911	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	122.98/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.84/cwt	147.00–152.50	796	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	115.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	987	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	139.41/cwt	139.00–139.50	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.77/cwt	140.00–152.50	850	34

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed May 18, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Receipts 549Last week 685Year ago 762

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	464	167.50	167.50
2	—	753	132.00	132.00
17	—	580	157.00	157.00
9	—	602	144.00	144.00
5	—	428	165.00	165.00
11	—	674	139.00–139.50	139.41
7	—	526	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	466	154.00	154.00
18	—	669	135.00–137.00	136.66
6	—	427	150.00–158.00	156.67
5	—	821	121.50–124.00	122.98
2	—	600	138.00	138.00
38	—	524	147.00–152.50	151.84
1	—	350	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,092	105.50	105.50
2	—	913	116.00	116.00
6	—	733	122.00–128.00	124.03
16	—	856	115.00–119.00	115.25
3	—	752	126.00	126.00
2	—	310	170.00	170.00
34	—	575	140.00–152.50	147.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	563	145.00	145.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	117.00–126.50	122.67
10	—	712	130.00–135.00	133.88
8	—	541	163.50–164.50	163.75
7	—	584	153.00–162.00	158.23
1	—	350	184.00	184.00
2	—	435	178.00	178.00
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
10	—	879	130.00–134.50	132.27
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
8	—	621	149.00–157.00	152.83
5	—	833	135.00–137.00	135.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	185.00	185.00
6	—	807	146.00	146.00
18	—	530	167.50–168.00	167.89
3	—	728	142.00	142.00
14	—	599	167.00	167.00
13	—	610	163.00–166.00	163.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	166.00	166.00
5	—	744	129.00	129.00
3	—	752	121.00	121.00
2	—	678	138.00	138.00
2	—	400	167.00–182.00	174.50
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
26	—	570	154.50–159.50	157.10
18	—	453	165.00–171.00	169.54
26	—	639	138.00–145.00	144.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
2	—	543	146.00	146.00
2	—	468	155.00–156.00	155.51

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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